Nose pad for eyeglasses



Dec. 10, 1935. GR|ER 2,023,469

NOSE PAD FOR EYEGLASSES Filed NOV. 1, 1934' 'INVENTOR.

A BY ATT RNEY.

Patented Dec. 10, 1935 UNITED STATES amuse PATENT OFFICE 5 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in nose pads for eyeglasses, andmore particularly to a pad comprising a shell, a nose engaging portion,and an inner tube or sac interposed between said shell and nosecontacting portion and filled with any desired substance or material,such as, air, mercury, non-hardening plastic, liquid, or a pulverizedsolid, such as sand or any other movable material, or a self-adjustingor conformable material, such as sponge rubber.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved nose pad foreyeglasses which will comprise a shell which will be attached to theeyeglass frame, a nose engaging or contacting surface formed of rubberor celluloid, or any suitable flexible or conformable material, and aninner tube or sac positioned between the shell and nose engaging surfacewhich will be filled with any desired liquid or substance, and finallymeans for varying the pressure on the sac to insure the proper pressureof the pad on the nose.

Another object of the invention is to provide a nose pad for eyeglasseshaving a shell for attachment to the eyeglass frame, an outer cover orshoe, and an inner tube or sac disposed therebetween, and provided withor without a valve, as desired.

Other objects will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of my application,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved nose pad;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken through the nose pad;

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view of the nose contacting shoe of thepad;

Figure 4 is a detail view of the inner tube formed with a valve, and

Figure 5 is a detail View of the inner tube formed without a valve.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the followingspecification and the accompanying drawing to designate correspondingparts.

In carrying out my invention, I provide a metal shell I for my improvednose pad for eyeglasses, having a suitable attaching arm 2 forconnection with the eyeglass frame (not shown). An opening 3 will beformed in the shell I, so that a valve may extend therethrough in orderto fill the inner tube used with the pad. The shell I will be furtherprovided with a peripheral bead 4.

The pad shoe or nose contacting portion 5 will be formed of rubber orcelluloid, or any desired flexible material, the outer surface of whichwill be corrugated or roughened to provide a nonslipping contact withthe side of the nose bridge when the pad is in position thereon. Aperipheral lip 6 will be formed about the edge of the shoe 5, and willbe adapted to engage and fasten over the peripheral bead 4 on the metalshell I.

It will be observed that I have shown and described the inner tube l, asprovided with a valve 8, and also without a valve. The tube or sac 1will be formed of rubber or any desired material, and when air or anyother suitable liquid is employed, the valve 8 will be employed infilling the same. However, if mercury or sand, or any other material isused in the sac, then there will be no valve, and the material will besealed within the sac.

A follower 9 is positioned within the shell I and contacts the tube orsac I, and is provided with an adjusting screw I 0 extending through theshell I, so that pressure may be transmitted through the sac to the nosecontacting shoe when the screw is turned inwardly, to secure a firmergrip upon the surface of the nose bridge.

Summing up my invention, I have devised a nose pad for eyeglasses havinga metal outer shell, and a nose contacting shoe, between which an innertube is received, which may be compressed by means of a follower toobtain the desired grip on the surface of the nose bridge.

Many minor changes in detail of construction may be resorted to withoutdeparture from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desired tosecure by Letters Patent 05 the United States is:

1. A conformable nose pad for eyeglasses having a shell, a flexible noseengaging shoe carried thereby, and a flexible inner tube between saidshell and shoe.

2. A conformable nose pad for eyeglasses having a shell, a flexible noseengaging shoe carried thereby, a flexible inner tube between said shelland shoe, and means for varying the pressure in said tube.

3. A conformable nose pad for eyeglasses having a shell, a flexible noseengaging shoe carried thereby, a flexible inner tube between said shelland shoe, a fluid in said tube, and means for exerting a pressure onsaid tube to vary the cushioning effect of said shoe.

4. A conformable nose pad for eyeglasses having a shell, a flexible noseengaging shoe carried thereby, a flexible valved inner tube between saidshell and shoe, a fluid in said tube, and means for exerting a pressureon the tube to vary the cushioning effect of said shoe.

5. A conformable nose pad for eyeglasses having a shell, a flexible noseengaging shoe car-.

ried thereby, a flexible inner tube between said shell and shoe, 2,suitable movable material in said tube, and a follower carried by saidshell for engagement with the tube to vary the pressure of said shoe onthe nose bridge of the 5 wearer.

FRANK L. GRIER.

